Khoni is the third city after Kutaisi and Tskaltubo, where the women initiative groups were created. They were chosen from work-shops, conducted on the issue of human security. The participants filled in special blanks, where they fixed motivation, why do they want to be in the initiative group.

In this group there are 6 women with the skills of communication and experience of the work on problems.

The members of initiative group of all three cities will have special training, after which work of problem advocacy will be continued.

The project of Kutaisi Gender Advisory Council (GAC) "Formation of gender awareness among children of preschool age" is at the next stage.

The purpose of the project - to promote non-violent upbringing of gender-sensitive generation.

In frames of the project shadow theater played a performance by the scenario "Girls of the emerald country".

Performance professes love, friendship, patriotism, equality. The main character - a girl Pirimze - tries to return to her country, where all are equal and respect each other's capabilities.

Performance destroys social stereotype in terms of equality. The first performance was attended by representatives of Fund "Sukhumi", members of the GAC.

According the plan, performances will be held in Kutaisi, Khoni and Tskaltubo.

On August 12, of 2000 the civilized world celebrated the International Youth Day for the first time. To this day there were dedicated mobilization meetings of Women Support Centers of the fund "Sukhumi" – in Kutaisi, Khoni, Tskhaltubo, Senaki, Poti and in the villages of Zugdidi Municipality - Khurcha and Koki. The meeting participants talked about the problems of youth, about the relationship between the generations.

This year, the Youth Department conducted various activities to mark the International Youth Day. Participants of the mobilization meeting noted that such events are important for the region's youth.

Meeting discussed the processes, which are planned for creation of gender councils on the basis of local self-government.

It is already started a work in this direction. The issue will be submitted to the meeting of Ozurgeti Sakrebulo, after that there will be discussed establishment of gender councellor position for the budget of the next year. The local government actively cooperates with the GAC in this direction.

It was decided that the GAC will familiarize all commissions with budget gender analysis, prepared by them. For this special meetings are appointed.